Friday, May 29, 2015

Federal Judge Blasts Obama Lawyers Arguing Obamacare Case

A U.S. judge on Thursday blasted the Obama
administration's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Republicans in
the U.S. House of Representatives over the implementation of the
Democratic president's signature healthcare law.

Republicans in the House filed a lawsuit in November, saying administration officials unlawfully bypassed Congress.

At issue are executive changes authorizing Treasury payments to
healthcare insurers without the funding being agreed by Congress and
delaying implementation of the law's employer mandate, which required
employers with more than 50 employees to provide healthcare coverage.

U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer, appointed by Obama's
predecessor, Republican George W. Bush, repeatedly interrupted U.S.
Justice Department lawyer Joel McElvain during the hearing in the U.S.
District Court for the District of Columbia.

Justice Department lawyers argue that the House lacks standing to
sue, citing a section of U.S. law that means the House would have to
prove it has been directly harmed.

"So it is your position that if the House of Representatives
affirmatively voted not to fund something ... then that vote can be
ignored by the administration, because after all, no one can sue them?"
she asked.

McElvain argued that the merits of the case were not being discussed
at the hearing, and that any perceived injury was "abstract."

"I'm not asking you to give me your brief. I want you to explain ... why it's not an insult to the Constitution?" Collyer said.

McElvain argued that the House could pass new legislation if it
disagreed with the administration's changes, which he said were legal
under "pre-existing permanent appropriation."

At another point, Collyer admonished McElvain: "You can't just shake your head and not deal with the question."

The lawsuit is one of a flurry filed against the Obama administration
in the past few months challenging executive actions on healthcare and
immigration as Republicans seek to amp up pressure on the president.

Jonathan Turley, a lawyer for the House Republicans, said the lawsuit
should go forward to show the power of the purse "should not be
decorative."

The judge, while appearing sympathetic to the Republicans' decision
to bring the lawsuit, said she had not yet decided on the standing issue
before her.

Conservatism 101: Who is Really a Conservative?

Most Americans, including most Republicans, do not understand what “conservative” philosophy, principles, and policies are.

Merriam-Webster defines conservative as “believing in the philosophy
of conservatism,” which it defines as “belief in the value of
established and traditional practices in politics and society; dislike
of change or new ideas in a particular area.”

However, this definition is wrong. The root of conservatism lies in
the concept of “ordered liberty” and the fundamental truth that human
rights are God-given, not man-made and that individual liberty and
freedom are birthrights.

Calvin Coolidge, America’s 30th president—perhaps the most
conservative president of the last century—emphasized the underpinning
conservative principle of the rule of law rests solely on “the divine
origin of mankind.”

In his speech, The Price of Freedom, Coolidge emphasized that in
America’s founding documents “there resulted the recognition that
freedom was a birthright. It was the natural and inalienable condition
of beings who were created ‘a little lower than the angels.’ With it
went the principle of equality, not an equality of possessions, not an
equality of degree, but an equality in the attributes of humanity, an
equality of kind. Each is possessed of the divine power to know the
truth.”

Likewise, conservative commentator Dennis Prager defines conservatism
by what he calls “The American Trinity,” which preserves three
fundamental truths. First, “In God We Trust” is the foundation for the
rule of law. Manmade laws are designed to protect God-given human
rights. From that, “E Pluribus Unum,” a unified and diverse people are
encouraged to live peaceably, with “liberty” in their pursuit of
happiness.

Within
the American Trinity and republican form of government, the electorate
determines the moral and ethical decisions and laws through
representatives acting on their behalf. In theory, the electorate
governs through limited local, state, and federal governments that
restrain and punish the malfeasant and enable ingenuity, personal
responsibility, entrepreneurship, creativity, and a range of its
citizens’ pursuits.

The electorate may redefine and change moral and legal constraints but conservatism does not.

Hillary tipped murdered ambassador's movements in emails

Secretary of state was using her unsecured private server

Aaron Klein / WND

In the year prior to the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack, Hillary Clinton
used her private email server to correspond about such highly sensitive
national security matters as specific threats to the Libya hotel where
Ambassador Chris Stevens was staying as well as his decision to remain
at the hotel despite the threats.

The emails, released May 22 by the State Department, also contained
the exact movements of Stevens while he was stationed in arguably one of
the most dangerous zones in the world for any American diplomat, a WND
review has found.

On April 24, 2011, Clinton’s senior aide, Huma Abedin, forwarded to
Clinton’s personal email an internal State email from that same day
written by Timmy Davis and sent to Abedin as well as to the State email
addresses of other employees, including Clinton’s then-foreign policy
aide, Jacob Sullivan.

The email cited a local report stating hotels in Benghazi were being targeted.

The email, which ran through Clinton’s personal server, stated the
interim Libyan government “conducted a raid on a house/storage facility
and found and arrested an Egyptian cell reportedly there for the purpose
of attacking hotels.”

Despite the threat, the email revealed Stevens “still feels
comfortable in the hotel,” meaning the email exposed that the ambassador
would continue to stay there.

“They are looking into the idea of moving into a villa, but that is
some way off,” the email continued.

“Based on discussion with DS
yesterday, the hotel remains the safest location.”

Startlingly, the email contained information about Stevens’ exact
movements, including that he “will be meeting with MFA in one hour and
will make a written request for better security at the hotel and for
better security-related coordination.”

On June 10, 2011, Sullivan sent an email to Clinton’s personal
address informing that “there is credible threat info against the hotel
that our team is using – and the rest of the Intl community is using,
for that matter.”

That email divulged: “DS going to evacuate our people to alt
locations. Info suggested attack in next 24-48 hours. Will keep you
posted.”

Yet another sent to Clinton from Abedin detailed Stevens’ movements regarding his hotel stay.

“The envoy’s delegation is currently doing a phased checkout (paying
the hotel bills, moving some comms to the boat, etc.),” wrote Abedin.
“He (Stevens) will monitor the situation to see if it deteriorates
further, but no decision has been made on departure. He will wait 2-3
more hours, then revisit the decision on departure.”

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